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Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins is a classic recipe to utilize those overripe bananas with basic baking ingredients and chopped walnuts sprinkled on top baked just right for a breakfast or snack the whole family is going to love.

WARNING!!!

More than one batch may be needed. I am not responsible for the family fight that may break out over last Banana Muffin. 

Sunday mornings in my household usually start with a brunch. We don’t typically do anything fancy but some scrambled eggs, mix of fruit, hash browns and homemade muffins are frequently on the Sunday brunch menu. There is just something so comforting about a muffin served hot from the oven that gives you all the good feels.

Banana Muffins

These Banana Muffins are quite delicious and incredibly easy to whip up. Just smash your overripe bananas and whisk in the remainder of the ingredients. Bake and eat. Easy peasy. I think this is a great recipe for kids to begin learning how to cook also. So get your kids in the kitchen on Sunday morning with you!

Banana Muffins
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Banana Muffins with walnuts, classic banana bread, overripe banana recipe

Banana Muffins is a classic recipe to utilize those overripe bananas with basic baking ingredients and chopped walnuts sprinkled on top baked just right for a breakfast or snack the whole family is going to love. 

  • 3 overripe bananas
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  1. Smash 3 overripe bananas in a medium sized mixing bowl. You can use a potato masher or just a fork.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  3. Add egg, melted butter, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract. Whisk until batter is thoroughly mixed.
  4. Line a muffin pan with cupcake wrappers or spray with nonstick oil/butter.
  5. Fill each wrapper 3/4 full of batter.
  6. Top each muffin with a few chopped walnuts. (optional)
  7. Bake for 20-24 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Serve warm.

Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie

Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SweetenYourSummer #CollectiveBias

The Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie is delicious mix of almond milk, frozen banana, yogurt, oats, espresso, protein powder, COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer and a dollop of Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping to help make summer mornings a little sweeter.

Summer has just began and we are on a path for some steaming hot weather the next few months. One of my favorite ways to stay cool during the summer is with breakfast smoothies like our Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie! A refreshing drink to start the morning is just what one needs to beat this summer heat.

Walmart is my one stop shop for everything I need to cool off this summer, starting with all my ingredients for a Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie.

Ingredients needed for your Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie:

  • Almond milk
  • Yogurt, plain
  • Old fashioned oats
  • Bananas
  • Caramel sauce
  • Coconut
  • Coffee
  • COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer
  • Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping
  • Protein powder(optional)

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Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie

Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie has my favorite morning foods like banana, coffee and almond milk blended into a super tasty smoothie with COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer and Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping for a dollop of fun.

Creating this smoothie begins with brewing your favorite coffee. You can either make espresso or extra strong brew and let it cool. Once the coffee has cooled, pour into an ice cube tray. Place the tray into freezer for at least 2 hours or until completely frozen. Also, prep the banana by peeling, slicing and placing into freezer. It is best to prep the night before and make extra to enjoy all week long.

Once the coffee and banana is frozen, you can create your Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie. Place the frozen coffee cubes, banana, almond milk, oats, yogurt and COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer into blender. Blend until smooth and pour into a glass with a caramel and coconut rim. The recipe below is for two servings so take a glass to a neighbor to share or cut recipe in half.

This isn’t complete without a dollop of Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping. Grab yourself a straw and enjoy every sip.

Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie
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The Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie is delicious mix of almond milk, frozen banana, yogurt, oats, espresso, protein powder, COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer and a dollop of Reddi-wip Whipped Topping that help make summer mornings a little sweeter.

  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup yogurt, plain
  • 1 banana, frozen
  • 1/2 cup espresso, frozen
  • 2 tablespoons COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer
  • 1 scoop protein powder (optional)
  • Garnish
  • dollop of Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping
  • coconut
  • caramel sauce
  1. Brew espresso or extra strong coffee.
  2. Let coffee cool and pour into ice cube trays. Let freeze for 2+ hours.
  3. Peel and slice a banana. Place banana slices in freezer for 2+ hours.
  4. Place frozen banana, coffee ice cubes, oats, almond milk, yogurt, COFFEE-MATE® Coconut Caramel Latte Liquid Coffee Creamer and protein powder into blender. Blend until smooth.
  5. Garnish a glass with a caramel sauce rim and coconut flakes.
  6. Pour the Coconut Caramel Latte Breakfast Smoothie into glass.
  7. Top with a dollop of Reddi-wip Original Whipped Topping.

What other amazing recipes will you create this summer with COFFEE-MATE and a dollop of Reddi-wip? A decadent milkshake? A fruity smoothie? Let me know in the comments below and make sure to click HERE for more recipe inspiration.

Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins

Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #Bananamazing #CollectiveBias

Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins with oats, over-ripe banana, fresh blueberries and Sir Bananas® bananamilk. These muffins are banan-A-mazing!

The new school year has officially started and I am putting together more nutritious meals and snacks for my children….and myself!  On my weekly shopping trip to Walmart, I picked up some yummy Sir Bananas® Bananamilk and Sir Bananas® Chocolate Bananamilk for the whole family to enjoy from the dairy aisle. Not only is this bananamilk delicious on it’s own but also fabulous for baking our favorite banana filled snacks like the Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins. 

Why are we going bananas over Sir Bananas® Bananamilk?

  • Offers 8 Essential Nutrients : Protein, Calcium, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin (vitamin B2) and Phosphorus.
  • Made with REAL bananas.
  • Offers 7 grams of Protein.
  • No artificial flavors, sweeteners or colors.
  • No high-fructose corn syrup.
  • Gluten-free.
  • Carrageenan-free.
  • Delicious taste!

Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins

Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins are a banana filled recipe for breakfast, snack or to place in the kids lunchbox that are quick and really simple to bake in a cinch. Packed with nutritional ingredients like fresh blueberries, banana, oats and bananamilk to keep the family full and energized for the busy school days ahead.

These Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins are the type of recipe that I like to make on Sunday night to have prepared for the chaos of Monday.  Start by preheating your oven to 400 degrees. Grab a mixing bowl and add your over-ripe banana with oil and bananamilk. Smush your banana and mix ingredients well. Mix in the vanilla extract, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Lastly, stir in the fresh blueberries and oats.

Time to bake! Fill your muffin pan and cook for 17 minutes. Let your muffins cool and serve. Try with a glass of cold Sir Bananas® Chocolate Bananamilk on the side. Chocolate bananamilk has all the goodness of regular bananamilk, but with the added deliciousness of cocoa. So crazy good!

TIP! You can easily freeze muffins so go ahead and make a big batch. Wrap muffins in foil and freeze. Remove from freezer and cook for 15 minutes in the oven on 400 degrees.

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  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 banana, over-ripe
  • 1 cup Sir Bananas® Bananamilk
  • 1 cup oats
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • .5 teaspoon salt
  • .5 cup brown sugar
  1. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add 2 tablespoons oil and 1 over ripe banana. Squish the banana and mix well.
  3. Add 1 cup bananamilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix.
  4. Add in the cup of flour, teaspoon baking powder, teaspoon baking soda, .5 cup brown sugar and .5 teaspoon salt. Mix well.
  5. Add in the cup of oats and blueberries. Mix.
  6. Spray your muffin pan and insert liners. You do not have to use the liners, just spray the pan well.
  7. Fill each liner 3/4 full.
  8. You can sprinkle a bit of oats on top before placing in oven.
  9. Bake for 15-20 minutes. 17 minutes is the magic number for my oven.
  10. Let cool.
  11. Serve with a glass of Sir Bananas® Chocolate Bananamilk or pack in the kids school lunch.

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Banana Oat Muffins

Banana Oat Muffins are a perfect breakfast paired with a latte or healthy after school snack. Just enough banana flavor and lots of oats to keep you full. Try to sprinkle some mini chocolate chips on top before cooking too for your daily chocolate fix!

Banana Oat Muffins

Banana Oat Muffins took some trial and error to make. I wanted to make a healthy muffin with no butter or flour. So, tried it with applesauce and then yogurt but ultimately ended up using butter and flour! You need the butter, it is not a ton but much needed and baking without flour always ends up being a disaster for me. I would rather eat foods that taste good in moderation than eat things that are just edible without any guilt. You can start your morning with one Banana Oat Muffin and a non fat latte for about 200 calories. Not a bad start to the day.

Banana Oat Muffins

This recipe has been featured on the Weekly Meal Plans for Making Motherhood Matter.

Love this recipe? Try the Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins. 

Banana Oat Muffins
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Banana Oat Muffins
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 bananas, over ripe
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Line or use cooking spray in your muffin pan.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, add softened butter, 2 bananas, 1 cup flour and half cup brown sugar. Using the hand or stand mixer, mix for a minute.
  4. Add .5 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder and mix another minute.
  5. Lastly, stir in the cup of oats and pour into muffin pan.
  6. Sprinkle a few oats on top to garnish if you please.
  7. Bake for 15 -20 minutes. I find 17 minutes to be perfect for my oven. You want them fully cooked and just beginning to brown on the tops.
  8. Let cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!

Banana Oat Muffins

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Breakfast breads are common in this household. They are so simple, affordable and there are so many variations. The chocolate chip banana bread is a fantastic option and I love anything that I don’t have to run to the grocery store to buy ingredients for because it uses ingredients already in your pantry and utilizes those over ripe uneaten bananas instead of tossing them in the garbage. We hate throwing food away! Even it is a dollar worth of bananas.  Not a fan of chocolate chips? Try the Walnut Banana Bread recipe.

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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  • .5 cups sugar
  • .5 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • .5 cups chocolate chips
  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  1. Gather ingredients, loaf pan, medium sized mixing bowl, measuring cups, non stick spray and hand mixer. Hand mixer is not necessary, you can easily use a fork to blend.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Peel 3 squishy over ripe bananas into bowl and squish more with fork.
  4. Add pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 eggs, .5 cup brown sugar, and .5 cup granulated cane sugar. Use fork or hand mixer to mix well.
  5. Add 1.5 cups flour and mix for a minute.
  6. Stir in .5 cup of chocolate chips.
  7. Spray loaf pan with non stick spray of choice.
  8. Add mixture to pan.
  9. Place in oven for 1 hour.
  10. Remove from heat and let cool.
  11. Serve and enjoy.

 

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

 

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Walnut Banana Bread

What do you do with old, brown, squishy bananas? Make banana bread, of course. Today, we made an easy Walnut Banana Bread made from ingredients already in the panty and fridge. No walnuts in your pantry? That’s okay, try pecans or peanuts or leave it plain.

 

Walnut Banana Bread

 

Walnut Banana Bread
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Walnut Banana Bread
  • .5 cups cane sugar
  • .5 Cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 browned, squishy bananas
  • 3/4 cups walnuts
  • 1.5 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • .5 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • pinch of salt
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Gather ingredients, large mixing bowl, bread pan, spatula, hand mixer, measuring cup, cutting, board, and knife.
  3. Put walnut to the side. Add all other ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly with the hand mixer.
  4. Chop walnuts and place 1/2 of them into bread mixture and fold the walnuts in using a spatula.
  5. Pour mixture into the bread pan.
  6. Sprinkle remainder of chopped walnuts on top of bread mixture.
  7. Cook in oven for 45 minutes.
  8. Let cool and enjoy.

 

walnut banana bread

 

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